M46-Open Cluster
Date Captured: 2011-01-30 Location: Rodeo, NM
Imaging:SW Mak-Newt190 - QHY9, RGB Guiding: Quik guider,
Mount: SW EQ6ProCapture Software Used: MaximDL
Capture settings (duration, # frames, etc):
Lights 3*240s for each R,G,B filter bin 1x1
Messier 46 (also known as M 46 or NGC 2437) is an open cluster in the constellation of Puppis. The planetary nebula NGC 2438 appears to lie within the cluster near its northern edge.